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There's a riff in the song where they slide the C chord up and down.  I marked 
that with C*.  You can just play a regular C chord there if you want.  If you 
want to do the slide, I think they just slide up 3 frets.
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CI am the only one that thinks I'm going cFrazy
And I don't know what to doC  
CI am the only son of a pastor I kFnow
who does the things I doC  
[Chorus]
But if it was yGou I don't think that Amit would mFatterC  
Oh and if it was tGrue then I just wAmouldn't mFatterC  
[Verse 2]
CI was amazed at the color and shapes that you dFrew
A paper cut for twoC  
CI am the only son of a bastard I kFnow
Who knows the bastard tooC  
[Chorus 2]
Because it was yGou I called it a dAmifferent sFtoryC  
But if I was yGou I'd make this a sAmimpler stForyC  
[Verse 3]
GI bet you did what you did when you did it
To Fdo it again by the time you were done with it
C*
GI bet you did what you did when you did
Just to tFell every friend that you had that the Lord did it
C*
C*
[Chorus 1]
I finally kGnew that I simply cAmouldn't mFatterC  
You finally kGnew that you simply cAmouldn't mFatterC  
[Verse 4]
I guess that it's tGrue you never knew
The passive pFower of the truth so cut me loCose
If I could wGrite another phrase
We might be bFetter off this way
But there's no uCse
No there's no uCse
C* (x5)

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The Only One

by Manchester Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

There's a riff in the song where they slide the C chord up and down. I marked

that with C*. You can just play a regular C chord there if you want. If you

want to do the slide, I think they just slide up 3 frets.

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F

I am the only one that thinks I'm going crazy

And I don't know what to do

C F

I am the only son of a pastor I know

who does the things I do

[Chorus]

G Am F C

But if it was you I don't think that it would matter

G Am F C

Oh and if it was true then I just wouldn't matter

[Verse 2]

C F

I was amazed at the color and shapes that you drew

A paper cut for two

C F

I am the only son of a bastard I know

Who knows the bastard too

[Chorus 2]

G Am F C

Because it was you I called it a different story

G Am F C

But if I was you I'd make this a simpler story

[Verse 3]

I bet you did what you did when you did it

To do it again by the time you were done with it

I bet you did what you did when you did

Just to tell every friend that you had that the Lord did it

[Chorus 1]

G Am F C

I finally knew that I simply couldn't matter

G Am F C

You finally knew that you simply couldn't matter

[Verse 4]

I guess that it's true you never knew

F C

The passive power of the truth so cut me loose

If I could write another phrase

We might be better off this way

But there's no use

No there's no use

* (x5)

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